The Root

I’ve eaten here several times on my way back to Halifax from the Valley.
I love the Pineapple Curry chicken wings. I haven’t even bothered to try any of the other options for wings. The wings are the perfect size, very meaty.
The latest dish that I tried was the «Your Way Gourmet Burger». I was absolutely satisfied with it and couldn’t believe the choice of toppings that were available. In addition to the base toppings you get to pick five of: Bacon, Onion Rings, Pulled Pork, Guacamole, Smoked Chicken, Fired Egg, Peanut Butter, Sauted Mushrooms, Sauteed Onions, Shrimp, Feta Cheese, Mozza Cheese, Cheddar Cheese.
I wasn’t fond of the bar clams, but that can be attributed to personal preference. I will be coming back.

I stopped in here this past weekend with my friend on our way home from a thrifting trip. She had been before and mentioned it was good and we should stop in. We had been shopping all day so we were hungry! Real dang hungry, borderline hangry. The place is cute and comfortable with lots of booth seating and sectioned off areas, so people aren’t watching other tables eat. Everything on the menu sounded amazing, but I really wanted seafood. I wanted all the seafood. So naturally I landed on the seafood platter. It came with corn! Holy, this thing was huge. So huge I didn’t even touch the fish and chip portion (I took that home). What I especially enjoyed about the platter was that the only thing deep fried was the fish. The scallops were pan fried, and the shrimp with skewered, they were cold. which was weird, but I was into it. The platter also included a bowl of muscles and half a corn cob with coleslaw. Pretty crazy right?
We also decided to treat ourselves and get dessert. I got the peanut butter cup cheesecake and she got the turtles cheesecake. Both were to die for. It’s too bad we were so stuffed we couldn’t finish the desserts. I would suggest starting with them if you place to go!

My parents have a trailer out in Coldbrook, so we went up a couple weeks ago and decided to have supper at The Root with my mom and fiancé. I got a cup (mind you it was not a full bowl) of the sea food chowder and the souvlaki salad. The «cup» of seafood chowder was enough to fill me up itself! And it was so good and creamy! The salad was good as well! My fiancé had the pan fried cod, and the fillet was huge! He really enjoyed his meal. My mom got the steak and enjoyed her meal as well. We enjoyed ourselves so much that when my friends, fiancé, and I decided to go to the trailer for the weekend, I insisted we go to The Root for supper when we arrived.
I ordered a piña colada, which tasted amazing. I ordered the seafood chowder again but with the steak this time. My fiancé liked the chowder so much last time that he ordered it for himself this time with his fish cakes. My friend tried some of my chowder and loved it! She ordered the pan fried cod, loved it, but the serving was so big she couldn’t finish it. Her fiancé got two racks of ribs but could only finish one. Safe to say, everyone enjoyed their meals and they have huge portions!
I also thought it was great that the owner herself served us, gave personal recommendations, and made drinks that weren’t on the menu! Totally recommend if anyone is in coldbrook or lives there lol.